The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-06-03

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During q storm ct Mcdonald, Pa, lightning
struck . boarding house, killing two persons
and seriously iniuring two others.
The four.story brick building and No. s
and 2 Hall Palace, New York, collapsed on
Monday, burying ten men in the ruins, two
Of whom were killed.
At Pottsville, Pa, Monday, seven hundred
employees Of the Pottsv,le Iron and steel
company struck on account Of Q violation Of
the recent wage agreement.
The loss caused by the burning ofthe works
OF The Paterson Iron company Thursday Is
estimated at from 100000 to 100000. In
surance. e75,0cO.
The Vcddar liquor tax bill passed the New
York assembly Thursday morning and goes
to the governor. The final adjournment Of
the legislature occurred In the same after.
noon.
New York dispatches on Friday morning
told Of q hre In q street car barn oc-
cupytng q whole block, that consumed 1000
horses, a large number of cars, aud did much
other damage.
Morcom L. Sequin, manager Of the Phila.
delphia Umbrella company, has left Philadel-
phia leaving, 1t is alleged, . dencit Of es5,OOO
In his accounts. sequin's victims are mostly
members Of his family.
W.J. Rainey, the largest independent coke
producer In the Connelsvillc region, con-
coded the advance demanded by tho strikers
Monday and work resumed. This is regarded
by the strikers as an indication OF an early
ending OF the strike.
Thursdays session Of the right worthy
grand lodge Of Good Tcmplars aud of the
English or seeding body, WA almost entirely
given up to the discussion Of the question of
reunion. The matter came to vote and re.
union was ratified. The terms made set forth
the provisions at length to prevent diecrimin.
alton on account Of race, sex or color.
At 8 O'Clock Friday evening, Gre broke
out in Lewis & Co.'s foundry and machine
works on the south side, Pittsburg. Three
buildings were entirely destroyed, cntatling
a loss Of 100000, which lie fully covered by
insurance. One hundred and eighty men are
thrown out Of employment.
The chief Of police arrested q man in Aus.
tin, Texas, Monday night suspected as one of
the train robbers. 1t is reported he has
made some startling disclosures which will
involve some we'll known inca and implicate
at least one officer as having planned and en-
gincered the whole affair from the beginning.
The thfrty.third annual session of the righc
worthy grand lodge of Good Templars con.
vQnp1 in SarafnUa T,,nedov cno,osr~ 1rho
session will continue ten days, and will be
one Of the most important ever held by that
body, ne the question Of the reunion of its
two branches, which were separated two years
ago by the secession Of some trans Atlantic
grand lodges, will come up for action. The
"English branch" or sseccdcrs," is repre-.
sented by u delegation Of twenty.onc from
across the Atlantic.
A plan is being considered by the members
OF the coke syndicate of Pennsylvania to In
%troducc new men into the coke regions. In
case they decide to put new men to work they
will be carefully protected and preference will
be given to native Americans, as they have
found the Hungarians too troublesome to
make any more experiments with them. AS
- SouS>4 uShSC u ~ ctJlhC tu6 eulDulcuIS OF
iron ore from Cleveland and Ashtabula have
been almost entirely suspended.
On May 10, during a dcnse fog, the White
Star steamships Brittanic and Celtic collided
In mtd-ocean, doing a good deal of damage to
the Brittanic, and killing four passengers.
The Celtic was from Liverpool for New York,
whence the Britt.nic sailed for Liverpool, and
on investigation the damage being learned,
the Brittanic put about and in company with
the Celtic reached New York ON Monday. The
Celtic bows were stove in, but otherwise was
uot seriously damaged. The officers of the
line refuse the particulars to the press, hence
only a mcagre account can be obtained.
!. Ajoint meeting of the coke workers of the
Miners Amalgamated association and Knights
Of Labor was held at Everson, Pa, on Tues.
day. 1t was decided to Immediately suspend
work until the demands for an advance asked
for last Saturday are granted. The meeting
, was a representative one and the strike will
extend to all the works in the Connellsyill.
!, region. About 1900 men will be affected
and a long and bitter struggle is anticipated.
The s%oap-works o. Fairchill 4 skilton,
3 tauncry Of P. 7. Barnum andS. d. Castle ard
a number of dwellings were burned at Bridge.
port Friday afternoon. Loss, 100000
partially insured. Eleven families were
burned out. The old leather splitting ma
chine which Gen. Grant worked upon in
Galena, ard which was purchased Of him at
the breaking out of the war by Castle & Co.,
was among the machines burned.
A dispatch from Boston Thursday said an
unknown Frcnchman in a high state Of cx-
element and only artly dressed boarded the
outgoing New York train, saying his daugh.
ter was on board running away with a man.
He found his daughter in company with an
elderly woman. She refused to go with him
and he threw himself beneath the wheels
while the train was going fifty miles an hour
aud was instantly killed. His identity is un-
known. The matter was investigated by re.
porters Friday and the girl and her friends
found. They say the suicide is known in
Boston as q music teacher under the name Of
Auguste De sempe, but that he was in reality
Count lie La Tourasse, the member Of an old
and noble family; that he was a notary and
attorney in France, ruined by his passion for
gambling.
Clergymen from Maine to Texas and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific were in attendance
Thursday morning at the opening of the
twenty.ninth general assembly Of the United
Presbyterian church Of North America, in
Philadelphia. There were present about 1900
delegates, comprising an equal number OF